3.  Sentence Example:
 A football coach
should understand
his players.
 Definition:
 A declarative
sentence states a
fact, a wish, an
intent, or feeling.
 Illustration:

4.  Sentence Example:
 Did you see the
Oregon vs. Colorado
football game?
 Definition:
 An interrogative
sentence asks a
question.
 Illustration:

5.  Sentence example:
 My football coach
me to score a
touchdown.
 Definition:
 An Imperative
sentence gives a
command or
direction.
 Illustration:

6.  Sentence example:
 My team was excited
when we won the
championship game.
 Definition:
 An exclamatory
sentence expresses
strong feeling or
excitement.
 Illustration:

8.  Sentence example:
 I ran a touchdown.
 Definition:
 A simple sentence
contains one
independent clause.
 Illustration:

9.  Sentence example:
 I like to watch
football, but my sister
prefers basketball.
 Definition:
 A compound
sentence consists of
two or more
independent
clauses.
 Illustration:

10.  Sentence example:
 My dad, who is an
athlete, played
baseball and football.
 Definition:
 A complex sentence
consists of one
independent
clause, and one or
more subordinate
clauses.
 Illustration:

11.  Sentence example:
 My dad was fit and
muscular, and a very
good athlete, some
thought he would go
to the pros.
 Definition:
 A compound-complex
sentence contains two
independent, and one
or more subordinate
clauses.
 Illustration: